1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1982 was the 96th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 3–18 to 1–13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
Teams
General information
Thirteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.Format
Leinster championship
Quarter-finals: These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the semi-finals.Semi-finals: The winners of the two quarter-finals join two other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
Munster championship
Quarter-final: This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals.Semi-finals: The winners of the lone quarter-final join the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance directly to the All-Ireland final.
All-Ireland Championship
Quarter-final: This is a lone match between Galway and the All-Ireland 'B' champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.Semi-final: This is a lone match between the winners of the All-Ireland quarter-final and the Leinster champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: The winners of the lone semi-final winners will play the Munster champions in the All-Ireland final.
Provincial championships
[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]
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[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]
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Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 39 points
- *Kilkenny 7–31 : 0–13 Westmeath
- Most goals in a match: 9
- *Galway 6–19 : 3–12 Antrim
- Most points in a match: 44
- *Kilkenny 7–31 : 0–13 Westmeath
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- *Kilkenny 7–31 : 0–13 Westmeath
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- *Wexford 3–12 : 2–16 Offaly
- *Waterford 3–6 : 5–31 Cork
- *Antrim 3–12 : 6–19 Galway
- Most points scored by a losing team: 14
- *Laois 0–14 : 2–17 Offaly
Overall
Miscellaneous
- In the Leinster semi-final Kilkenny scored 7–31 against Westmeath, it was the first time more than thirty points were scored over the bar in a seventy minutes championship match.
- Cork's 31-point defeat of Waterford in the Munster final is a record which still stands.
Top scorers
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | P. J. Molloy | Galway | 2–9 | 15 | Antrim |
| 1 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 2–7 | 13 | Westmeath |
| 3 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 4–0 | 12 | Waterford |
| 3 | Michael Ryan | Westmeath | 2–6 | 12 | Dublin |
| 3 | Tony O'Sullivan | Cork | 0–12 | 12 | Waterford |
| 6 | Pádraig Horan | Offaly | 2–5 | 11 | Laois |
| 7 | Pádraig Horan | Offaly | 1–7 | 10 | Wexford |
| 8 | Noel Lane | Galway | 2–3 | 9 | Antrim |
| 8 | Christy Heffernan | Kilkenny | 2–3 | 9 | Cork |
| 8 | Pat Horgan | Cork | 0–9 | 9 | Waterford |
Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.| Round | RTÉ |
| All-Ireland semi-final | Kilkenny vs Galway |
| All-Ireland final | Kilkenny vs Cork |